My 28(29)th birthday
Today is my 28th birthday. However, in China I’m 29. How is this possible? I asked the same question during my first Chinese birthday. In China there are two ways to count age, one is 周岁 (zhou1 sui4)...
View ArticleIt’s Christmas in Chicago…and Fuzhou!
Now is the time of year when the snow if falling, houses are decorated with holly and Christmas lights, and the radio waves are filled with Christmas music. Christmas is in the air in Chicago. In...
View ArticleNo Lefties in China?
This past December, I was invited to a Chinese Christmas party in Chinatown. During the party, I was conversing with a middle-aged gentleman who had lived in the US for ten years. When the...
View ArticlePhotos that Scream “China”
Every so often I snap a picture which just screams “China.” Here’s one of them I found when cleaning out my camera. Feel free to write your own captions.
View ArticleSkiing and the Art of Chinese Toiletry
Last week I spent five days in Colorado for a good friend of mine’s bachelor party. Part of the bachelor party itinerary included a day of skiing. For those of you who have never enjoyed the sensation...
View ArticleDaylight Savings Time in China???…没有了!
Today was the most dreaded day of the American calendar year. Spring forward day—the one Sunday per year which lives for only 23 hours. This leads to a frequent question. “What’s the time difference...
View ArticleTable Talk
This past weekend I went back to Kansas City to catch up with friends and family, and celebrate my first Passover in the US since 2003. On my first day back in town I went out for sushi (which is now...
View ArticleThe Chinese Siesta
There’s a little market called The Mayflower in Chicago’s Chinatown where I frequent about once a week to pick up Chinese cooking supplies and snacks which I can’t find at the big Jewel-Osco...
View ArticleWelcome to Dog Meat Street 狗肉街欢迎您!!!
“So tell me, do they really eat dog in China?” I probably get asked this question at least once a week when I am back in the United States. To shed some light on this inquiry, here’s a short anecdote...
View ArticleChina and Mitch Hedberg…It’s Gotta be the Face.
The late, great comedian/philosopher Mitch Hedberg once quipped: An escalator can never break: It can only become stairs. You would never see an “Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order” sign, just...
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